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Mike Donilon Had $4 Million Incentive to Secure a 2024 Biden Win

Mike Donilon was promised a bonus that would have doubled his payment for work on the campaign if the former president had been re-elected.

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Mike Donilon was among former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s aides who resisted calls for him to end his re-election campaign, even after a damaging debate performance.
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Vance Embraces Role of Loyal Trump Warrior, Shifting Away From Past Stances

The vice president has defended the administration’s handling of U.S. military engagement abroad and the Epstein files, even when those positions put him at odds with the right wing.

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Vice President JD Vance during a visit to a factory in Canton, Ohio, on Monday.
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In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

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Donald Trump created this drawing of the Empire State Building for a charity auction in 1995, where it sold for $100. In 2017, during his first presidency, it sold for $16,000.
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